Twelve children died from abuse or neglect in Nevada over the last two years, according to a recent legislative auditor’s review. Another nine abused children almost succumbed to their injuries during the same time period.
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Civil libertarians raised new concerns Friday over a bill sought by the Nevada Department of Corrections to make all agency records confidential following this week’s revelations that an inmate was shot and killed by a state prison guard four months ago.
Only 17 percent of voters in Nevada Assembly Speaker John Hambrick’s Las Vegas district approve of an effort to recall the Republican, according to a poll released Monday.
A bill that would enable ride-hailing apps like Uber to operate legally in the state was introduced Monday in the state Senate.
Nevada should open an “honest discussion” with the federal government over burying nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain to determine if citizens might want it and what benefits the state might obtain for hosting it, according to U.S. Rep. Cresent Hardy, R-Nev.
The sponsor of a bill seeking to raise Nevada’s speed limit on some highways tapped the brakes Tuesday with an amendment lowering the permissible speed by 5 mph to 80 mph.
Boutique distilleries that tout “grain to glass” spirits want to be able to sell more bottles directly to consumers, a move opposed by distributors who say allowing too many direct sales would upset Nevada’s wholesale and taxing protections.
Jack Lund Schofield, a former Nevada legislator and member of the state Board of Regents, died Friday, according to local officials.
Gov. Brian Sandoval has set an ambitious agenda for tax and school reform, but it remains to be seen if enough of the Legislature will go along.
A Las Vegas woman whose 86-year-old father is facing a terminal illness testified in favor Friday of a “Right to Try” bill the Nevada Legislature is considering that would make it easier for him to obtain a medication that could help prolong his life.